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A Malaysian court has convicted three locals and 14 Filipinos of terror-related offences, some punishable by death, following an armed incursion that left scores dead and paralyzed a remote corner of Borneo for weeks. The 2013 siege, inspired by a self-proclaimed Filipino sultan who tried to resurrect long-dormant land claims, saw clashes between Malaysian forces and some 200 Filipino militants who had arrived by boat in the eastern state of Sabah on Borneo Island. The […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — A number of social issues have also been tackled at President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s First State of the Nation Address. One of which is his promise to ask lawmakers to create a bill that will strengthen organizations that are looking after the welfare of Filipino workers abroad. “I may ask congress to create a bill consolidating agencies that have anything to do with overseas Filipinos,” Duterte said. “Moreover, a […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ang tiwalang ibinagay ng pambansang pulisya sa mga militanteng grupo na nagprotesta sa katatapos na State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte ang naging umano’y susi upang maging mapayapa ang nasabing SONA. Ayon kay Quezon City Police District chief Police Senior Superintendent Guillermo Eleazar, naniniwala sila na dahil sa respeto at tiwalang ibinigay nila sa mga raliyista ay naiwasan ang marahas na engkwentro sa pagitan ng […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Walang halong paninisi ang talumpati ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte sa kanyang unang State of the Nation Address (SONA). Ito ang unang beses na walang narinig na pagtatanim ng galit sa mga nakalipas na administrasyon ang pangulo sa nakalipas na anim na taon. Ayon kay pangulong duterte, hindi niya nais mag-aksaya ng oras sa paninisi sa kamalian ng mga nagdaang administrasyon. Mas dapat aniyang magsilbing leksyon ang mga pagkakamali […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ang unang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Rodrigo R. Duterte ay unang SONA rin sa kasaysayan na walang karahasan. Ayon kay NCRPO Director Chief Superintendent Oscar Albayalde, mapayapa ang SONA at walang bayolenteng insidente sa pagitan ng pulisya at mga raliyista. Sinabi rin ng opsiyal na ikina-lugod ng mga raliyista ang pagpa-pahintulot ng pangulo na gawin ang kanilang programa malapit sa Batasan Pambansa Complex. Bago ang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umapela si Senador Sonny Angara sa kanyang mga kapwa mambabatas sa Senado at Kamara na samantalahin ang pagkakataon para talakayin at ipasa ang Tax Reform System. Ayon kay Senador Angara, ipapa-prioritize nya ang panukala sakaling muli syang matalagang Chairman ng Senate Committee on Ways and Means. Pero paalala ni Angara , kailangan din ang mabilisang pagkilos ng mga kongresista. Batay aniya sa konstitusyon, sa Kamara dapat magsimulang talakayin at ipasa […]
MANILA, July 26 – The Commission on Elections is urging deactivated voters to go to their respective COMELEC offices to reactivate their registration records. COMELEC spokesperson James Jimenez said that out of the 2, 284,743 voters who were deactivated due to the lack of biometrics, only 83,717 reactivated from July 15 to 23, with the NCR registering the largest number at 48,653. “There were 1,181,139 voters who registered in the first nine days of the registration […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Naihalal bilang house speaker ng 17th congress si Davao Del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez na ka-partido ni Pangulong Duterte sa ilalim ng partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Laban ng bayan o PDP-laban. Nakalaban ni Alvarez sa House Speakership sina Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat at Quezon Third District Rep. Danilo Suarez. Si Bagulait na piniling hindi lumahok sa Supermajority Coalition ay nakakuha ng walong boto. Habang pitong mambabatas naman ang bumoto kay Suarez.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — During his First State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday (July 25), President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said that he wants the validity of driver’s licenses extended from three years to five years to reduce queuing at the Land Transportation Office (LTO). He also said that that he will want queues in rail systems shortened by providing passengers with other areas such as malls to purchase tickets. The train […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Renewing his call for emergency powers to alleviate Metro Manila traffic, President Rodrigo Duterte during his First State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday said that it was up to the Congress to grant what he described “the most urgent” solution to commuters’ woes. “The worsening traffic situation can be addressed if congress will also grant Emergency Powers,” Duterte said He, however, said that if the congress will […]
MANILA,Philippines July 26 — Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said that the Department will issue a memorandum which is aimed at reducing “endo” practice by 50 percent by the end of 2016. “I plan to reduce contractualization by 50 percent by the end of 2016. Workers under “endo” or “555” receive less than the mandated minimum wage without social protection benefits such as Social Security System (SSS), Pag-ibig, and PhilHealth. Bello said the Department […]
(Eagle News) – With a speech that lasted for more than an hour and 30 minutes, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivered his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) where he promised to bring an “enduring peace” to the country before his term ends and to help the poor and underprivileged in society. Duterte on Monday, July 25, also outlined what he would do in the next six years, including fighting crime, reducing poverty, establishing […]
